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**manufacturing defect on backside of plate- bubble, see photos. Does not effect the use or front display side of plate**
Vintage Royal Hawaiian Hotel Pink Restaurant Ware Plate Crown Crest Logo Incised Mark by Kawashima.
This heavy-duty commercial restaurant ware plate features the hotel\'s classic elegant script logo front and center, surrounded by an accent ring highlighted by distinctive crown/crest monograms at the cardinal points. The plate is finished in the iconic custom \"Royal Hawaiian Pink\" glaze.
The Production Era: This style of localized, incised oval compression stamp was primarily used by mid-century commercial kilns between the ** late 1930s and the 1950s**.
The Commercial Grade: The foot rim (the white, unglazed ring) is incredibly thick and completely flat. This design element ensures the plate remains stable on a serving tray, absorbs mechanical shocks in busy hotel kitchens, and won\'t wobble on a restaurant table.This subtle stamp serves as a fantastic \"fingerprint\" confirming that this piece isn\'t a modern souvenir replica, but a genuine piece of mid-century commercial hotel ware that was actually handled by waitstaff and guests at the resort decades ago.
**Branding:** Authentic, crisp center logo with crown accents.
* **Backstamp/Markings:** Features a highly desirable, unglazed incised oval factory compression stamp embedded directly into the ceramic clay body on the reverse side.
* **Material:** True commercial-grade vitrified hotel china. Heavy, durable, with a thick, flat bottom foot rim designed to withstand active restaurant dining use.
* **Era:** Circa 1940s–1950s Mid-Century.
